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Sumo: Onosato

Yokozuna Onosato trains at his stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on Jan. 11.

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Sumo: Onosato

Yokozuna Onosato trains at his stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on Jan. 11.

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[Breaking News]Wolf escapes at western Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an aerial view of the Tama Zoological Park in Hino, western Tokyo, shortly after noon on Dec. 28, 2025, where a wolf escaped from its enclosure. The European wolf was recaptured at around 2:20 p.m. after being spotted on a public pathway inside the zoo. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike gives an interview at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters in the capital on Dec. 25, 2025. (Kyodo)

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News photo exhibition in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 10 Kyodo - Japanese gymnast Aiko Sugihara jumps in front of a photo of herself celebrating the women's floor exercise gold she won at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Jakarta in October, as an exhibition of news photos from 2025 kicks off at a department store in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2025. Around 300 photos are on display at the event that runs through Dec. 22. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Tsunami advisory issued in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2025, after the agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Pacific coast of northern and northeastern Japan following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 in the Pacific Ocean off Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - Xiao Xiao, a male giant panda, is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that he and his twin sister Lei Lei will be returned to China the following month. (Kyodo)

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Symposium on N. Korea's abductions

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a government-sponsored symposium on the issue in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2025. He called for the early return of abductees including his older sister Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]New Year's greeting cards

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 15 Kyodo - A woman posts New Year's greeting cards in a special mailbox at the Tokyo central post office in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on Dec. 15, 2025, as post offices across Japan begin accepting the "nengajo" cards for 2026. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan PM Takaichi, JIP leader Yoshimura hold talks

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 17 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, following their talks on a bill to slash the number of House of Representatives seats by 10 percent. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]IBM Japan president to head Keizai Doyukai

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - IBM Japan Ltd. President Akio Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being named head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a major Japanese business lobby known as Keizai Doyukai. The appointment, effective on Jan. 1, 2026, follows the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami after a police probe over his purchase of certain supplements. (Kyodo)

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AI-powered industrial robot

A Fanuc Corp. robot moves a dice after oral instructions by a human during an international robot exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2025.

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AI-powered industrial robot

A Yaskawa Electric Corp. robot packs a box during an international robot exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2025.

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AI-powered industrial robot

A Yaskawa Electric Corp. robot packs a parcel during an international robot exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2025, with its arms having a human-like range of movement.

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AI-powered industrial robot

A Yaskawa Electric Corp. robot packs a parcel during an international robot exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2025, with its arms having a human-like range of movement.

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[Breaking News]TEPCO to reboot 1st reactor since Fukushima disaster

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. TEPCO plans to restart the No. 6 unit at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex in Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 20, the utility's first reactor reboot since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. (Kyodo)

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

The year-end Jumbo lottery draw is held in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2025, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($6.38 million).

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Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

The year-end Jumbo lottery draw is held in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2025, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($6.38 million).

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura trains at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 3rd from R) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) attends the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi rings the bell to mark the closing of the year's final trading day at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, far R) rings the bell to mark the closing of the year's final trading day at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025. Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu (front, far L) joined the ceremony.

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2025 final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 3rd from R) claps her hands during the year-end ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital on Dec. 30, 2025. Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu (front, far L) joined the ceremony.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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